Lines blur between Intel Atom and Core

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SAN FRANCISCO--Intel is making an aggressive shift toward mobile computing and designing its next-generation core microprocessors with mobility in mind, according to David (Dadi) Perlmutter, executive vice president and general manager of the firm’s architecture group. “It’s about being able to deliver great capabilities in whatever form factor,” Perlmutter told EE Times in an interview after his keynote at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) this week, where much emphasis was placed on increasing performance, decreasing power envelopes and pushing new user experiences like gesture and voice recognition. [ARM TechCon 2012, the largest ARM design ecosystem under one roof, is Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 in Santa Clara. Click here to learn more ] Last year, Intel re-organized its design teams, bringing together the R&D groups for both high performance (Core) and low-power (Atom) products. P...

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